by Mike Duff | Jun 22, 2022 | Home + Housewares
According to a Placer.ai study, the home center and home decor channels — home decor in this case including retailers from At Home to Bed Bath & Beyond to The Container Store — aren’t growing the way they did during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic but that...
by Mike Duff | May 19, 2022 | Retail Articles
In the first quarter, Lowe’s Cos. saw its comparable sales turn down in the consumer business but gain substantially on a two-year basis. The company posted net earnings of $2.33 billion, or $3.51 per diluted share, versus $2.32 billion, or $3.21 per diluted...
by Mike Duff | Feb 16, 2022 | Retail Articles
In a move to make home remodeling and redecorating easier, Ace Hardware and Dispatch, a field service software platform for home service franchise businesses, are working together to match consumers who want to update their housing with the right help. The initiative...
by Peter Giannetti | Feb 10, 2022 | Trade Shows & Associations
The National Hardware Show (NHS) is co-locating in 2023 with the NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS) and NKBA’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) during Design & Construction Week in Las Vegas, January 31 to February 2. The 2022 National Hardware Show is...
by Mike Duff | Jan 26, 2022 | Retail Articles
Retailers expect consumers to return more than $761 billion in merchandise sold last year for an average of 16.6% of total U.S. retail sales, which soared to $4.58 trillion in 2021. According to a report from the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail, the 2021...
